Booking Etihad award tickets is one of my favorite uses of American Airlines miles. However, selecting a seat online isn’t possible for flights booked with award programs other than Etihad’s. Here’s how to select seats on Etihad flights that were booked through a different airline. Select a Seat Through the App You may have luck…
As of 2019, you are now able to book Etihad award tickets on American Airlines’s website. Keep reading to see the hoops we used to have to jump through! The longer I’m in the points and miles game, the more value I see in booking first class flights. Unless you’re a millionaire, how else would…
Things have slowed down a bit since my last results post. My husband is still under 5/24 so we are slowly making our way through a mix of Chase cards and business cards from other banks. Here are our credit card applications and results for Fall 2018. My Applications This is the first quarter in a…
I’ve been talking about going to Machu Picchu for years and finally pulled the trigger on planning this trip. The plan is to start in Cusco, hike the Inca Trail, and stop over in Lima before heading back to Boston. It’s tough fitting everything into just over a week but I’m pretty excited about how…
I’ve been lucky that almost all of my points and miles redemptions have gone off without complication. It seems that the only time I have any trouble is when it comes to redeeming Hilton Free Weekend Night certificates. I wrote about one bad experience here where Hilton charged my credit card $920 to buy points…
Al Maha is one of those aspirational churning properties that people love talking about. Bedouin Suites are priced between ~$700-$2,000 per night depending on the season and feature a swimming pool, free meals, and two desert activities per day. Better yet, until March when the new Category 8 is rolled out, it can be booked…
2018 was one for the books. I went to Mexico, London, Greece, and on an epic honeymoon to Japan, Singapore, and the Maldives. I managed to earn over 1,000,000 points and miles. I also spent about 1,000,000, some of which were for my upcoming trip to Peru. On a personal level, I got married, received…
Not going to lie, we went HAM on the credit card applications since my last results post. This year we’ve had/have a lot of big payments so why not pick up a ton of sign-up bonuses? Here are our credit card applications and results for Summer 2018. My Applications Chase World of Hyatt Credit Card Chase…
After a long day at work, I plopped down on my couch and did what I like to do in my spare time. I started searching flights for a trip slated for next fall. I tend to book my trips far in advance so I like to see what my options are even when it’s…
For about a year before I got engaged, I started opening credit cards left and right, trying to get my hands on as many points as possible. I knew I’d be getting married at some point in the next few years and I wanted to be ready to book one of those insane points and…
